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RE: Arrow making courses?????
The best bowstrings are made from multiple Dacron threads or similar. These have some stretch but not much, there are other fancy materials available but these can put a lot of stress on the bow when shot and can result in broken bow limbs - best left to the professionals. They can be simply hooked over a bent nail and plaited, e.g. Flemish Bow strings, thse can be made over length with a loop at one end and the other end left free, this enables the string to be adjusted in length to suit the bow and tied off with a timber hitch, they can be quite fiddly to make though. another method is to knock up a simple String Jig (loads of easy examples on the internet), once adjusted to the correct length these can be used to quickly make up many strings of pretty much exact length and tension to suit your bow, the ends and the centre will need serving with a strong thread to hold the loops in shape, knock the arrows etc and protect the bowstring from wear and tear, dental floss is a good substitute for the proper stuff.
None of it is too difficult and once you'd done the first few and adjusted the jig you can knock them up pretty quickly and easily nd with good consistency
73 de
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